Transformation · lines 4 and 6
Immaturity becomes Clearing Obstacles
What this change means
Thunder and rain break loose over the water: the top and fourth lines move, and the stuck mountain of 4 Immaturity becomes a storm that clears the air. The top line leads. Take responsibility for what you've done, correct what needs correcting, and use your strength to stop harm, not to inflict it. The fourth line names what has kept you stuck: dreaming without acting, hemmed in by what you don't know. Together, they push you out of passivity and into honest repair.
The resulting hexagram, 40 Clearing Obstacles, says obstacles have been overcome one by one. Move fast and firmly where it's within your power, keep an honest measure of your abilities, and pause or step back if you need to. Watch for slipping back into daydreams once the pressure eases. Fix what's yours to fix, take the next real step, and keep your pace sensible.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 6 of 4 Immaturity
Accepting the consequences of your actions and correcting what's needed will help you right now.
Striking the ignorant. Being a raider is not favorable; stopping the raider is favorable.
- Line 4 of 4 Immaturity
Dreaming without acting leads you to failure.
Ignorance hemmed in. Distress.
- The judgment of 4 Immaturity
Be aware that you don't yet have the maturity you need to reach what you're after in the area of your question. Act with humility: ask for guidance, seek advice and counsel, and put what you're told into practice.
Success. I do not go looking for the ignorant youth; the ignorant youth comes looking for me. The first time the oracle is asked, I answer. A second and a third asking is an offense, and an offense gets no answer. Constancy is favorable.
- The judgment of 40 Clearing Obstacles
The obstacles have been overcome one by one. You're in a time when balance matters: act quickly and decisively as far as you can, without overrating your abilities. If you feel you need a rest, or even to step back before going on, do it.
The southwest is favorable. With nowhere to go, coming back brings good fortune. With somewhere to go, going early brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
40 Clearing Obstacles → 4 Immaturitylines 4 and 6
Other transformations of Immaturity
- 27Nourishmentlines 1 and 2
- 26Great Achievementslines 1 and 3
- 52Abidinglines 2 and 3
- 38Oppositeslines 1 and 4
- 35Advancelines 2 and 4
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 3 and 4
- 61Inner Integritylines 1 and 5
- 20Observinglines 2 and 5
- 57Gentlenesslines 3 and 5
- 6Conflictlines 4 and 5
- 19Fleeting Successlines 1 and 6
- 2Passivitylines 2 and 6
- 46Going Uplines 3 and 6
- 29Waterlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.